Short Snapshot

Short interest as a percentage of float with increase/decrease over last trading reporting day (as of September 19th): MS: 4.10% (-6.67%) GS: 3.40% (-9.46%) BAC: 2.60% (+4.16%) C: 2.90% (+0.48%) FITB: 9.73% (+27.90%) WM: 26.10% (+12.93%) Do we really want to be protecting Fifth Third Bank and Washington Mutual from the sinister shorts? After all, a 10% short interest isn't doing that much to the share price in the first place. And if 30% of the market thinks you are doomed, well, maybe you should be doomed.